What color is #7C647E?

#7C647E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C647E?

The RGB value is 124, 100, 126: 124 red, 100 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C647E?

The complementary color is #667E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C647E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C647E color

#7C647E rgb(124, 100, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C647E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 39.2% green and 49.4% blue (124, 100, 126).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7C647E color codes

HEX	`#7C647E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 100, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 39.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, 14.57, -10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 18.16, 323.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.635, 14.906, 21.735)`
Decimal	`8152190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C647E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7C647E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C647E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7C647E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c647e; }
.text { color: #7c647e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c647e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 100 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c647e, #7e6473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C647E?: #7C647E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C647E?: The RGB value is 124, 100, 126: 124 red, 100 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C647E?: The complementary color is #667E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C647E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.